The Lions (9-6), seeded first in the Hunterdon/Warren bracket, will host the Newton-Delaware Valley winner in a quarterfinal round game on May 3.

Wilson, who throws a fastball, curve and changeup, was in complete control. He struck out seven and walked none and didn't allow a hit until Henry Myerchin tripled to deep right field with two outs in the fourth inning.

"I had command of all my pitches today," Wilson said. "I felt in total control of the game. We had a pretty thorough scouting report on them. We knew what to expect."

"He's tough," said Belvidere coach Aaron Feldman, whose team had a six-game winning streak snapped. "He's a great pitcher. He might be the best pitcher we've faced this year."

"We were able to string a few hits together," Schumacher said. "We used all fields and when we do that we hit a lot. We were in a little funk but we're finally starting to hit together as a team."

Heard had two RBIs, scored twice and stole two bases out of the leadoff spot. Cassidy and Arndt also scored two runs each.

"We were able to manufacture some runs," North Hunterdon coach Mike Kane said. "We laid down some great bunts and played good defense. It was a good clean game."

Schumacher's double to deep left field was held up by the wind or it might have been a home run.

"When I looked at the flag pole it was blowing in hard," Schumacher said smiling. "It happens -- especially at this field. You never get any help from the wind here."

Belvidere sophomore starting pitcher Brad Duckworth kept the game close until the Lions scored twice in the fourth inning and tacked on three more in the sixth to lead 7-0.

"This was a good measuring stick for us," Feldman said. "We'll take it for what it is. This game wasn't going to make or break our season. We basically wanted to use it as a tune-up for the rest of our opponents."

Other than Myerchin's triple, Belvidere (7-4) hit very few balls hard. Two of the hits allowed by Wilson -- which came in the sixth inning -- were squibs to the third base side of the mound.

"Another great outing by John," Kane said. "He hit his spots, threw strikes and worked ahead in the count."

Wilson got good support from his teammates, who played errorless ball.

"I got a lot of ground balls and fly balls and they made the plays," Wilson said. "That's how you win ballgames."